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Keith N
Sonos Staff
May 11, 2024

The New Sonos App and Future Feature Updates

Hey all, today we're sharing a message from our chief innovation officer, Nick Millington in the announcement here. Going forwards we will update that topic and we therefore close this one for further replies.

 



 

We set out to create a more personalized and effortless listening experience with the updated Sonos app. It was rebuilt from the ground up to ensure it could support future innovation in the years to come. For its initial rollout, we focused on how we could answer some of the most common requests from our customers, including increased reliability, performance, and faster access to music.


Many of you have shared valuable feedback on both the improvements that have made your experience better, as well as the areas where we fell short. We are listening to all of your comments and working to address them as quickly as possible. Over the coming weeks, we will reintroduce the below features, while fixing bugs and performance issues. Thank you for your engagement and we look forward to building upon this first step to create a listening experience that meets everyone’s needs.
 

 

Available now

 

To access these changes, check for updates in the iOS / Android app store to download the latest version of the Sonos app. Make sure your Sonos products are also up to date.


Last updated: Oct 28, 2024. See release notes.

The update has the following version numbers:

 

80.11.38 - iOS
80.11.32 - Android

 

In this update:

 

  • Support for the all-new Arc Ultra soundbar and Sub 4
  • Music library improvements*
  • Improvements to product setup
  • Improved performance when browsing content in Home and in Browse on Android
  • Improvements to multi-system support on iOS
  • Fixes for multiple settings including Bluetooth display, EQ, and Sub bonding on iOS
  • The ability to schedule System Updates on iOS
  • Continued Voiceover improvements on iOS

 

* Requires player update - 81.1-58074 (or higher)

 

 

You can also follow along with updates in this article: 

 

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2256 replies

Lyricist II
October 19, 2024

I still have not got the latest Android controller release, but it does say rolling out over a few days.

 

Also says that there is a new iOS version released on the 16th, not sure if that is also a staged release.

Still nothing from the Play Store when trying to update Sonos, so that’s 4 days and counting.

If they say they’re releasing a new version it would be nice to actually get it.

Topi Here
Lyricist I
October 20, 2024

@Tyrbiter don't bother. App still sucks big time. 

Enthusiast II
October 20, 2024

This new update hasn't made it to my phone yet. I wish it would hurry up. 

Still nothing. 

 

Enthusiast II
October 21, 2024

Still waiting.. 

Corry P
Sonos Staff
October 21, 2024

Hi @Parsnip62 

The latest app for Android is on a rolling-release and will reach 100% availability tomorrow, if all goes well.

I hope this helps.

"Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen." - Albert Einstein
Enthusiast II
October 21, 2024

Hi @Parsnip62 

The latest app for Android is on a rolling-release and will reach 100% availability tomorrow, if all goes well.

I hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply. Appreciated. 

Lyricist II
October 21, 2024

Hi @Parsnip62 

The latest app for Android is on a rolling-release and will reach 100% availability tomorrow, if all goes well.

I hope this helps.

Well, I suppose that is something but that means I must be in the last 14% as after 6 days I don’t have it. Oddly neither do either of my wife’s Android devices. Mathematically unlikely but there you go.

Enthusiast II
October 22, 2024

Finally got it!

I'll give it a go when I get home tonight. 

Trending Lyricist I
October 22, 2024

Finally got it!

I'll give it a go when I get home tonight. 

I finally got it too …. and I’d have to say: Some progress has been made!

  1. It appears that the indexing bug is indeed resolved for my local library
  2. I can add and reorder and remove items from the queue, and the reorder and remove mechanics are intuitive.

The bad:

  1. I did manage to get into a bad state where I had a queue, added a song to it, then wanted to remove a song from it -- and the queue, while it would still play, would no longer open for viewing or editing. “Something went wrong.”
  2. Still no album art from the local library.
  3. AND:  I hadn’t had this happen before, but over the course of playing 6 songs, 3 of them cut off unexpectedly before the end of the song.  I got disgusted and stopped playing music altogether.
Headliner I
October 22, 2024

Finally got it!

I'll give it a go when I get home tonight. 

Still not here for me.